On 8/23/22 06:24, Jay Daley wrote:
On 23 Aug 2022, at 11:16, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 8/23/22 06:12, Jay Daley wrote:
Unfortunately these are more stringent cancellation terms than typical IETF contracts because things have changed considerably since the pandemic. Hotels have suffered and are trying to ensure that their risk is minimised and relationships are maintained with clients. By moving out the cancellation dates and increasing penalties, the risk is moved away from the hotel and the client to the guest. This is not our choice, but that of the hotel and these are the best terms to which we could get the hotel to agree.
It seems like this is a problem that can be addressed by the free market.
It has been addressed by the free market - this is the result.
Clearly it has not been fully addressed, and the result you refer to may
not be the final result.
Keith